Next Steps

So the screening of The Lottery was a success and many of you may be wondering what you can do to help all children get a free, excellent education.  The answer is contact your representatives!  Let's all go Beyond Z today and let our voices be heard!

Leave a voicemail for these four Harlem elected officials to let them know you support parent choice and want the charter cap lifted.  Adam Clayton Powell supports charters, so please make sure to let him know you appreciate his position!  The others do not support parent choice.
Note: you will not reach a live person when you make these calls. Your call will go straight to a voicemail box that will send your messages to the elected officials.

• Adriano Espaillat: (718) 874-1470
• Denny Farrell: (718) 928-9587
• Bill Perkins: (718) 989-2705
• Adam Clayton Powell: (718) 989-2706

Suggested voicemail messages are as follows:

• Assemblymembers Adriano Espaillat and Herman Denny Farrell should hear:  "Hello this is (your name) calling to leave a message for Assemblymember Espaillat (or Farrell. I am calling to urge you to support our public charter schools. Please help us raise the cap on charter schools in New York State by voting for A.10928 and vote against the funding freeze for charter schools in this year's budget. Both of these votes will help our kids and put us in the best position to win $700 million in Race to the Top Funding."

• Senator Bill Perkins should hear:  "Hello this is (your name) calling to leave a message for Senator Perkins. I am calling to ask you to reconsider your position on public charter schools. Please help us raise the cap on charter schools in New York State and vote against the funding freeze for charter schools in this year's budget. Both of these votes will help our kids and put us in the best position to win $700 million in Race to the Top Funding."

• Assemblymember Adam Clayton Powell should hear:  "Thank you Assemblymember Powell for supporting parent choice.  This is (your name) calling to say I would like to thank you for your support of public charter schools. Please continue to support legislation raising the cap and ending the funding freeze. Thank you for supporting our kids and putting us in the best position to win $700 million in Race to the Top funding."

Remember these are OUR elected officials and they need to hear from US. Have a Way Beyond Z day!

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